Amanda dried off, applied antiperspirant, got dressed and washed her face off before putting Clear Eyes eye drops in her eyes and heard the locker room door open after letting her hair down and exited the restroom.
"Hey. Go on back to the hotel and rest, kiddo." Hunter responded.
"Are you sure? I'm… I'm still scripted to appear during the last part of the show." Amanda replied, Hunter gently pulling her into a hug.
"I'm sure, kiddo. Take the rest of the night off. You need it after what happened." Hunter explained.
Amanda nodded after they let go and she turned to Finn, who wrapped his right arm around her before they left, their things in the rental car.
Finn helped Amanda into the Equinox and then saw Stephanie walk over, Stephanie and Amanda hugging.
"We're gonna handle this, kiddo. I promise." Stephanie responded before kissing Amanda on her forehead and the two letting go, Stephanie looking to Finn. "If something else happens, you call right away." She replied before she left, Finn nodding and helping Amanda buckle up before closing the door.
After a while, Seth was walking around the arena looking for Amanda.
"Mandy?!" Seth called out loudly.
"You're gonna have to be louder than that, Finn just took her out of here." Becky explained, Seth turning to the orange haired woman.
"She can't be that pissed off for the way I did what I did." Seth responded.
"Not pissed… Finn found Mandy on the verge of a panic attack, Hunter found them and Hunter's looking for you. How in the hell did you ever think it was okay to lie to that poor girl?" Becky replied, which John heard… and walked over, grabbing Seth by his shirt and turning Seth to him.
"All these years you've known my sister, you've been lying to her?!" John responded angrily.
"Yukie has been the biggest liar of all time. Have you read her letters?! Each story, each day has been a lie sent to Mandy. You think Mandy would give two fucks about that freak?" Seth questioned.
"You clearly don't know Mandy as well as you think!" John yelled after punching Seth.
"Hey, I hope those two stay separated even more! They can't even stand each other now, and you probably don't like this new Yukie for the way she's been acting!" Seth shouted, wiping the blood off his nose.
It was at the hotel that Finn tucked Amanda into the bed after she had put on one of his shirts… and lightly brushed her hair back.
"All worn out… I don't blame you one bit after what happened tonight." Finn whispered before he saw a text on his phone from Baron, who had been told by Hunter about what Seth had been hiding.
'I can't believe that she was once friends with Mandy. For now on, Mandy stays away from her, Balor.'
'That means you do too!' Finn thought before blocking Baron's number and climbing under the covers, holding Amanda before he closed his eyes.
September 21st 2015…
Seth opened his eyes and dialed Amanda's number… only to get an automated message.
"The number you are trying to reach has been changed. If you believe this is an error, please hang up and try again."
Seth hung up and dialed Finn's number… only for Finn to be angry when he answered.
"She's sleeping, leave her the fuck alone!" Finn responded in a quiet tone.
"Oh, she still mad that she can't talk to her friend or the blue haired freak?" Seth questioned.
"If you were a real friend, you wouldn't have lied to Mandy about anything!" Finn replied.
"She doesn't need her. And besides, you've seen her running out of the arena crying her eyes. "Where's my friend? She's been replaced by a fake one!". That's what she was crying about." Seth explained.
"Cén fáth nach bhfágfaidh sé ach mé féin, nach ndearna sé go leor?" Amanda responded after opening her eyes halfway, Seth taken aback by the language as he had no idea Amanda spoke Irish.
"The hell was that? Was that her? Let me talk to her!" Seth repiled.
"She questioned as to why you won't leave her alone. So listen for once." Finn responded before he hung up, blocked Seth's number and stretched out next to Amanda to hold her.
Amanda moved closer to him, Finn kissing her on her forehead.
"He was beyond cruel, Darlin'. He won't hurt you anymore, no one will." Finn whispered as they held each other.
At the same time, Yukie noticed the tension and pulled Paige aside in the lobby.
"What's going on here?" Yukie questioned.
"Yukie… Seth's been intercepting those letters and calls and finding that out nearly sent Mandy into a panic attack." Paige explained… and Yukie turning to denial.
"Seriously? It's a lie that something like that ever happened. She decided to choose this life over caring about me and if you think I will change my mind, you're sadly mistaken." Yukie responded with her arms crossed… and Chris Jericho walked over.
"Actually, they used to happen to her when she was younger… she'd have a bad nightmare and scream out for you." Chris explained, Yukie turning to the blonde haired man.
"Like how am I supposed to believe everyone, when everyone always loves to lie to blue haired freak like me." Yukie responded.
"Listen, you're not the only one who was lied to for the past five years, okay?! That's how long Seth and Mandy were caught in their toxic friendship… I'm glad Finn got her away from him." Chris replied, which Baron heard.
"You two stay away from her, you're already filling Yukie's head up with lies." Baron responded after walking towards them, covering up Yukie's ears.
"No, it's the truth, Baby Boy! She has every right to know and what she chooses to do afterwards is up to her!" Paige replied firmly.
"What she doesn't want to know is when people tell her lies, it makes her upset even more." Baron responded, before removing his hands. "Come on, Yukie, we're leaving." He stated, grabbing Yukie's right wrist.
Yukie followed him and Baron let go once they were in the elevator… once they were on the 5th floor, they heard Cry To Me by Solomon Burke playing and Yukie recognized the song.
"Johnny and Baby slow danced to that in Dirty Dancing." Yukie responded quietly.
"Since when you started listening to music like that?" Baron questioned.
"I haven't in a long time… but you never forget a song like that." Yukie replied before they headed to their room.
Amanda and Finn were looking out at the city from the balcony, Finn's arms around Amanda's waist.
"I'm sorry I scared you like that last night." Amanda responded, Finn kissing her on the side of her head.
"I was more worried about you, Darlin'. I still am because you're calm now but finding out what was being hidden from you… what was he thinking, acting so selfishly?" Finn replied.
"He doesn't like sharing me with any man that's not family or friend." Amanda responded.
And she hated that she said that but she knew she was right.
